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Wing Commander Donald M Jack AE Wing Commander Donald M Jack AE. Donald MacFarlane Jack was born on 5th May 1914 at Brookfield, Renfrewshire and educated at John Neilson Institute, Paisley. He joined 602 Squadron, Auxiliary Air Force in 1936 and was called up in September 1939. He flew throughout the Battle of Britain getting in early with a damaged Ju88 on the 9th July and destroying a Bf110 and a Bf109 during August. During 1941 he commanded No 123 Squadron, then when 123 Squadron merged with 80 Squadron and on the 11th April 1942 he took command flying in the Middle East and Western Desert. Having no aircraft it was attached initially to ADU in June and then to 274 Squadron in the Western Desert from early July. Part of 123 went to Iraq and the rest merged with 80 Squadron. Jack took command of 80 Squadron at El Bassa, Palestine on 17th September 1942. Naturally Donald's Spitfire bore the Donald Duck motif. Jack was posted away in February 1943 to the Air Staff of Air HQ Air Defence Eastern Mediterranean in Cairo. He was appointed Squadron Leader Flying 243 Wing to take part in a proposed landing on Rhodes. In October 1943 he was appointed SASO at HQ 209 Group at Haifa. Jack took command of HQ 12 Sector at Port Said on 19th August 1944. He returned to the UK in March 1945 and became Station Commander at RAF High Ercall in May. He was released from the RAF in September 1945 as a Wing Commander. Jack rejoined 602 Squadron in September 1946, as Adjutant, and served with it until March 1948. Donald Jack passed away 22nd September 2005. |
| Wing Commander Donald M Jack AE - Signed Aviation Art Prints, Paintings and Drawings Pilot and Aircrew Signatures |
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| Squadrons for : Wing Commander Donald M Jack AE (deceased) | ||
| A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Wing Commander Donald M Jack AE (deceased). A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name. | ||
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Country : UK Founded : 12th September 1925 Fate : Disbanded 10th March 1957 City of Glasgow (Auxiliary) Cave leonem cruciatum - Beware the tormented lion | No.602 Sqn RAF We have been informed by pilot Ian Blair about one of the aircraft of this squadron : The Spitfire MkVII had the Squadron markings of 312 Sqdn (DU-G) but the aircraft was on the strength of 602 Sqn. and was inherited by 602 Sqn from the Station Flight at Skae Bray, after 312 Sqn had left the area. The time span did not permit the ground personnel sufficient time to paint new letters on the aircraft. This fact has led to the incorrect assumption that I, the pilot of the aircraft, was a member of 312 Sqn. | |
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